Two members of the Invermere Fire Department, along with one member of the Columbia Valley Rural Fire Department, headed out to assist with wildfire operations…
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New four-way stops coming to downtown
A couple of permanent traffic changes in downtown Cranbrook are being made on Tuesday, August 18, to help keep vehicles, pedestrians and local businesses moving…
Crews on fire in Kootenay National Park
During a routine smoke flight Augusts 9, Parks Canada fire crews detected a small wildfire in the Ottertail Pass backcountry area of Kootenay National Park….
United Way appealing for donations
Letter to the Editor As the Summerland wildfires continue to impact communities across the Okanagan, British Columbia is under a province-wide state of emergency and…
Why more STR application approvals before rules are in place?
Letter to the Editor The Fairmont and Windermere Community Associations’ STR Committee has always supported a balanced approach that recognizes the important contribution short-term rentals…
Final evacuation alert rescinded in St. Mary Lake area
Effective 2 p.m. today, August 9, the Evacuation Alert has been RESCINDED for one property in the St. Mary Lake area in relation to the Tower Creek…
The numbers that changed how to think about AI data centres
By Stan Chung Op-Ed Commentary For years we talked about the cloud as though it floated somewhere above us. It doesn’t. On July 8, Meta…
RDEK to discuss time change following close of survey
Following a public survey on time observance in the southeast corner of B.C., the Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) Board of Directors is expected…
State of provincial emergency declared
Premier David Eby today (August 8) issued the following statement on the declaration of a state of provincial emergency in B.C. “British Columbians are waking…
BCHC names director of officiating
The British Columbia Hockey Conference (BCHC) has named Mike Campbell as its new Director of Officiating, ahead of the league’s inaugural Junior A season. Campbell…